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हममें कोई हूण, कोई शक, कोई मंगोल है
Hammein Koi Hun, Koi Shak, Koi Mangol Hai
Adam Gondvi4 verses · ~1 min
हममें कोई हूण, कोई शक, कोई मंगोल है दफ़्न है जो बात, अब उस बात को मत छेड़िए
ग़र ग़लतियाँ बाबर की थीं; जुम्मन का घर फिर क्यों जले ऐसे नाज़ुक वक़्त में हालात को मत छेड़िए
हैं कहाँ हिटलर, हलाकू, जार या चंगेज़ ख़ाँ मिट गए सब, क़ौम की औक़ात को मत छेड़िए
छेड़िए इक जंग, मिल-जुल कर ग़रीबी के ख़िलाफ़ दोस्त, मेरे मज़हबी नग्मात को मत छेड़िए
इति
The Poet
अदम गोंडवी
Adam Gondvi
1947 · 2011
If poetry exists to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable, Adam Gondvi was Hindi literature's most uncompromising voice. Born Ram Nath Singh on October 22, 1947, in the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh, he lived the quiet life of a farmer while writing verses of fierce revolutionary anger. Gondvi took the delicate and traditionally romantic form of the Urdu ghazal and turned it into a weapon. He used its strict meter to expose the hypocrisy of the caste system, the cruelty of feudal oppression, and the deep corruption within Indian politics. When he wrote that he would take the reader to the alleys of the Dalits, he was challenging mainstream literature to abandon its comfortable illusions and confront the starving reality of rural India. He rejected political patronage and lived his entire life in modest circumstances before passing away in 2011. Adam Gondvi remains the fearless conscience of the marginalized. His words strike with undeniable force.
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Galaxy of Musicians
Painted during a time of immense cultural synthesis, Raja Ravi Varma envisioned Galaxy of Musicians as a breathtaking tribute to the diverse musical traditions of the Indian subcontinent. The artist lovingly brought together women from various regions and cultural backgrounds, each draped in exquisite traditional attire and holding a classical instrument. Through his mastery of European oil painting techniques infused with Indian sensibilities, Ravi Varma created a timeless symphony of unity, grace, and devotion to the divine art of sound. Every figure glows with a gentle inner light, inviting the viewer into a sacred space of collective artistic expression and profound cultural pride.
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